Paolo Ferrari

Paolo Ferrari

Bridgestone Corp. this week announced that it is giving new responsibilities to Paolo Ferrari, president and CEO of Nashville-based Bridgestone Americas.

As of May 1, Ferrari will be one of two new global chief operating officers under Bridgestone CEO Shu Ishibashi. The other newly appointed COO is Masahiro Higashi, who leads Bridgestone’s global mining and aircraft tire business, the Japanese tire business and the Japanese diversified products business.